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Here's an old photo showing that row of shops, but only a distant view of the shop you're interested in .... which is just before the first junction on the right (Formans Road). 724-726 was a branch of Woolworth's in my 1960's childhood days, and I went in there regularly.

Yes definitely Union Street .... here's an earlier view showing the Gabrielle Terry shop next to City Arcade.

Here's another photo of Acocks Green Station Road .... tagged 1956.

I think that 4 Snow Hill is the shop with the clock on the right of this photo tagged as c1912.

I don't have any information on Perry .... but, in case you haven't seen it, here's a Snow Hill photo from 1953 which I assume shows the shop you mention.

It's interesting that the 1915 class photo shows about 50 girls, and no boys. I wonder if children were divided into single-sex classes then ?

.... and here's a photo of a Sunday School group on an outing to Wicksteed Park in May 1960.

Hi Sparky Jen .... we must have seen each other at the church. I do recall Geoff Herickx. I wasn't a big churchgoer, but I did receive about 6 book rewards for regular attendance at the Sunday School, and I regularly attended the monthly Family Service for a few years. Great link to Richard...

Thanks for the Formans Road photo. It shows our local chip shop when I was a lad in the 1960s .... just a short walk through the "gulley" from my home in Thornhill Road.

A belated reply to #314 which showed a 1987 view of shops on the Stratford Road near the Showell Green Lane junction : The above post is taken from the "Sparkhill" thread, and probably explains the wrecked state of the rightmost buildings. Here's an old view of the same row of shops.

Here's another photo of Grove Farm, dated as 1896 .... with people who are presumably occupants or farm workers.

I think the building shown in #39 is Grove Farm .... located in Sparkhill, where Grove Road is now. Here's another photo, tagged with a date of 1895.

I believe the RAC sign shows an accreditation for the Woolpack Hotel.

Ref #1319 .... Here's a wider view of the same Moor Street location.

Here's a photo of the church being demolished.

Great photos .... I believe #633 shows Lower Temple Street (not Newhall Street).

Louharbs .... 98 Bull Street is shown as Bensons Restaurant in the Goad 1889 fire insurance map attached.

devonjim .... I think this is a photo of the shop on the corner of Medina and Havelock Roads. It's earlier than 1947, but does it ring any bells ?

Unfortunately I think the Greet shop is just out of shot on this aerial photo from June 1935 (from the excellent Britain from Above site). But it does give a good view of Greet Primary School .... I went there too 1961-67. I recall that the Fellowes sweet shop on the corner of Percy Road and Lea...

Here's a photo of Warwick Road in Greet between St John's Road and Percy Road c1963 ..... was the shop in this block ?